2012 NBA Draft Results: Houston Rockets
Season:
| Past First-Round Picks | NBA Career Averages | ||||
| YEAR | PICK | PLAYER | PPG | RPG | APG |
| 2010 | 14 | Patrick Patterson | 7.1 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | 25 | Nicolas Batum | 10.2 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 26 | Aaron Brooks | 12.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | 8 | Rudy Gay | 17.9 | 5.7 | 1.9 |
| 2005 | 24 | Luther Head | 8.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 2002 | 1 | Yao Ming | 19.0 | 9.2 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | 15 | Bostjan Nachbar | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
| 2001 | 23 | Brandon Armstrong | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 18 | Jason Collins | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| 2001 | 13 | Richard Jefferson | 15.8 | 4.9 | 2.6 |
| 2000 | 9 | Joel Przybilla | 4.0 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | 22 | Kenny Thomas | 9.3 | 6.9 | 1.5 |
| 1998 | 18 | Mirsad Turkcan | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 14 | Michael Dickerson | 15.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 1998 | 16 | Bryce Drew | 4.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 1997 | 24 | Rodrick Rhodes | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 1993 | 24 | Sam Cassell | 15.7 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
| 1992 | 11 | Robert Horry | 7.0 | 4.8 | 2.1 |
| 1991 | 20 | John Turner | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | 12 | Alec Kessler | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1988 | 16 | Derrick Chievous | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1986 | 20 | Buck Johnson | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1985 | 19 | Steve Harris | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1984 | 1 | Akeem Olajuwon | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1983 | 1 | Ralph Sampson | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1983 | 3 | Rodney McCray | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1982 | 16 | Terry Teagle | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1979 | 17 | Lee Johnson | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1976 | 1 | John Lucas | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1975 | 11 | Joe Meriweather | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1974 | 5 | Bobby Jones | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1973 | 6 | Ed Ratleff | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1971 | 7 | Cliff Meely | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1970 | 2 | Rudy Tomjanovich | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1969 | 6 | Bobby Smith | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1968 | 1 | Elvin Hayes | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1967 | 7 | Pat Riley | N/A | N/A | N/A |